Andara
| Andara | |
|---|---|
  Andara | |
| Coordinates: 18°04′S 21°27′E / 18.067°S 21.450°ECoordinates: 18°04′S 21°27′E / 18.067°S 21.450°E | |
| Country |
 Namibia |
| Region | Kavango East |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+1) |
Andara is a village in Mukwe Constituency, Kavango East, Namibia. Located 200km east of Rundu, it is inhabited primarily by the Hambukushu people. It is the home of the Holy Family Parish, a Roman Catholic mission. The first missionaries arrived in 1909 during the German colonial era but a mission station was only established in 1913 under the leadership of missionary and later Archbishop Joseph Gotthardt.[1] In the 1960s, the Andara Catholic Hospital and a youth hostel were built. The hostel can house up to 130 people.[2]
Notable residents
- Joseph Diescho (born 1955), Namibian writer[3]
References
- ↑ Shiremo, Shampapi (22 July 2011). "Bishop Joseph Gotthardt: A determined missionary along the Kavango River (1880-1963)". New Era.
- ↑ Andara RCChurch.na
- ↑ Joseph Diescho Namibia Institute for Democracy